Career
Taylor was the second of Frankie Lymon"s three wives. In 1984, on behalf of Emira Lymon, a lawyer and artist"s agent sued to wrest the copyright of Frankie"s hit song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" away from the current owner. The case became confused when it looked like Lymon had a second and possibly a third widow.
Elizabeth Waters claimed to have married Lymon in 1964 in Maryland.
However, it turned out she had been married to someone else at the time. As Waters" claim went to court, Taylor claimed that she had been sexually active with Lymon as early as the "Biggest Rock "n" Roll Show of 1956" tour.
She claimed to have married Lymon in Mexicali, Mexico around 1965, but could not produce a marriage license. The first hearing, held in Philadelphia, was decided in favor of Waters being Lymon"s first wife.
Taylor appeared with The Platters in the first rock"n"roll film, Rock Around the Clock.
Zola Taylor died in Riverside, California at age 69, from pneumonia, following a series of strokes. Zola Taylor was portrayed by Halle Berry in the 1998 film Why Do Fools Fall in Love.